Thank you to everybody who joined Melanie Gibbs at Carterton library today to make food chains, she loved chatting to you all! The votes are in! The Walnut Sphinx caterpillar with “Super Screamer” superpower won! @ukceh.bsky.social @obu-hst-research.bsky.social
Butterflies need a shoulder…..Butterflies Under Pressure #StandTallForTheSmall (www.insectweek.org/learning-res...)
@ukceh.bsky.social @obu-hst-research.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek
Leah holds a container so a visitor can photograph it
Ivy, Melanie and Leah at the Hope Farm photo frame
Paper based DNA barcoding activity and coloured pencils
Thanks to everyone who chatted to us at a brilliant Open Farm Sunday at RSPB Hope Farm!
We talked with visitors about our research into farmland #biodiversity, pesticide risks, and the wildlife we find on the farm 🕷️🐛.
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#OFS2025
UKCEH logo, a tree, some equipment and title Making an impact
#InternationalWomensDay is a call to break barriers and drive change.
Gender equality across all sectors, including STEM, is key to a fair, sustainable future
👀🎥 Meet some of our inspiring #WomenInSTEM making an impact: buff.ly/JD6tqXq
#AccelerateAction #AgentsForChange 1/3 🧵🧪
Happy World Book Day! A pdf of the book ‘Finding Butterflies’ in the post below can be downloaded for free from Butterflies Under Pressure (www.brookes.ac.uk/science-baza...) – most suitable for ages 6 and under. @obu-hst-research.bsky.social
Thank you again to everybody at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Bicester) who built LEGO® workshop butterfly
habitats at workshops run by Melanie Gibbs and Casper Breuker; funded by an Oxford Brookes University HLS ADRKE Choice Award for PER. @ukceh.bsky.social
Celebrating #WorldWildlifeDay with Butterflies Under Pressure project! 🦋 Students (ages 5-11) at St. Mary’s Primary School in Bicester designed butterfly habitats using #LEGO®, learning about #conservation and #biodiversity.
📚 Download free educational resources: tinyurl.com/47kefr48
Thanks Neill! It was great being able to deliver our science (Butterflies Under Pressure) together with your art. The children had an amazing amount of creativity! www.brookes.ac.uk/science-baza...
Photo showing a series of screens in a university lecture theatre, all showing colourful images of a bunch of character from Neill Cameron comics
Selfie, with a big drawing of a caterpillar
Had a very fun day at Oxford Science Bazaar yesterday, working with researchers from Oxford Brookes and delivering SCIENTIFIC LECTURES on such diverse subjects as Leadership and Caterpillars to a packed 200-seat lecture theatre. Many thanks to all who came along, and to Brookes for having me!
The #BrookesBazaar25 is this Saturday!
📅 1st March
🕘 9:30-11:30am: #Autism-friendly early opening
🕚 11:30am-4pm: Open to all!
FREE to attend
💥 Drones, #science shows, #LEGO challenges, #VR, comic book workshops & more!
🎟️Book here: t.ly/qVzSq
Watch:https://t.ly/78J3x
#STEM #Familyfun #Oxford
Congratulations to the Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity for 10 great years! And as always a fantastic magazine with activities for engaging children with science. The activity ‘What is DNA barcoding’ by Butterflies Under Pressure activity also features in the festival’s magazine.
Thank you to everybody at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Bicester) who built LEGO® workshop butterfly
habitats at workshops run by Melanie Gibbs and Casper Breuker; funded by an Oxford Brookes University HLS ADRKE Choice Award for PER. @ukceh.bsky.social
Ivy Ng'iru stands beside a square frame on the ground in a field margin at Hope Farm (c) Melanie Gibbs
🦋🕷️ Working with @rspb.bsky.social, UKCEH researchers are using DNA tools to understand how different field margins (grass vs pollen & nectar) support species like moths, butterflies, and spiders while protecting against pesticide drift.
See a new blog post: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/farm...
🌍 Join scientist Melanie Gibbs as she shares her hope for #biodiversity.
Her research highlights the vital role of moths and butterflies in our ecosystems. 🦋
With over 600 Agents for Change like Melanie, we believe that everything counts.
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